The Cannes Film Festival officially started on Tuesday ‌night with a more muted tone than in years past, with fewer A-list Hollywood celebrities on the red carpet and politics largely absent from the opening ceremony speeches.

A man who broke into a car and stole hard drives containing unreleased music by Beyoncé has been sentenced to two years in prison.

The Eurovision Song Contest got ​off to a tense start in Vienna on Tuesday with the first semi-final featuring Israel, whose attendance ‌prompted five countries to boycott over the Gaza war, though an initial street protest was barely noticeable.

Demi Moore urged the film industry to find ways to work ‌with and protect itself from artificial intelligence, instead of fighting a losing battle against it, ahead of the Cannes Film Festival’s opening ceremony on Tuesday.

As Cannes Film Festival jury president, South Korean director Park Chan-wook will lead eight other top industry figures in selecting one of 22 films for the prestigious Palme d’Or prize.

Jarbas Meneghini has made more than 3,000 plaster replicas of the soccer World Cup trophy from his workshop ​in Rio de Janeiro, to help fans root for Brazil to ‌bring home the golden original from North America in July.

hina’s overall tourist activity increased slightly during the May Day holiday, according to official data released, but ‌per trip spending dipped compared to last year’s holiday period.

The 2026 FIPRA Music Awards has been postponed as organisers respond to the current economic climate impacting the country.

Tales of war, grief and artificial intelligence join a race for the 2026 Cannes Film Festival’s top prize, ​in a contest left wide open by the absence of big studio contenders and other clear front-runners.

Organizers of the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics plan to use the Games’ Cultural Olympiad to showcase the city’s neighborhoods, artists ​and immigrant communities, with programming spanning film, food, fashion, music, ‌performance and visual arts, LA28 officials said.

The London rooftop where The Beatles played their final ​impromptu gig will be immortalised by a new ‌museum dedicated to the band which is due to open next year.

Memorabilia belonging to late model and movie star Marilyn Monroe is heading to the auction block, offering a rare glimpse into the ​private world of one of Hollywood’s most enduring legends. Items up for sale ‌include pieces from her wardrobe, jewelry, letters, handwritten notes, paintings, and poetry.